Munetaka Murakami

[Dadbauer]

Let's get wild. What would it take to get Murakami to Milwaukee? His contract is Brewers friendly enough and the White Sox seemingly took a flyer on him hoping he'd do this in order for them to flip him to a contender for some long term prospects as they rebuild. I know they are technically in the pennant race on the backs of the AL Central being awful, but perhaps their GM knows it's a smokescreen and tries to cash in for the long term. Obviously we will pass because of his defensive inflexibility and the cost in prospects, but his power added to our lineup would be so welcome.

[landoc88]

The Brewers could have just outright signed him. Blame the owner for being cheap and not spending the money on him.

[sveumrules]

20 minutes ago, landoc88 said:

The Brewers could have just outright signed him. Blame the owner for being cheap and not spending the money on him.

In 2025 the Brewers got a 123 wRC+ and 3.0 WAR at 1B, with both marks ranking 10th in MLB.

At DH they had a 120 wRC+ (9th) and 2,4 WAR (7th).

With all of Yelich, Vaughn, Bauers and Contreras turning in good results and returning for 2026 there wasn’t much playing time available at 1B/DH this offseason.

The White Sox had much more run available coming off an 87 wRC+ and -0.9 WAR at DH plus an 83 wRC+ and -0.5 WAR at 1B in 2025.

[TURBO]

1 hour ago, landoc88 said:

The Brewers could have just outright signed him. Blame the owner for being cheap and not spending the money on him.